D.I.Y Seitan

This is for those of you out there who have stayed away from making you own Seitan because it looks too hard and complicated. Im about to show just how easy it really is as long as you have the ingredients and you have the patience to leave it on the stove for an hour its as easy as 1.2.3....

This recipe comes straight from the amazing Veganomicon there isn't much you could do to improve this recipe so I have used it pretty much exactly as written. It has to be the tastiest and easiest Seitan recipe out there. This particular version of Seitan is perfect for dishes like the Seitanic Stroganoff I posted a week or so ago. I will do other variations that will suit differing purposes but what better way to start than with this recipe.

Hail Seitan!!!!

Ingredients:

Seitan:

1 cup vital wheat gluten flour

3 Tbsp nutritional yeast flakes

½ cup cold vegetable stock

¼ cup soy sauce

1 Tbsp olive oil

2 cloves garlic, pressed or grated

Broth:

8 cups cold water and 3 vegetable bouillon cubes, or alternatively 4 cups vegetable stock and 4 cups water

¼ cup soy sauce

Method:

Seitan

In a large bowl mix together the gluten flour and yeast flakes.

In a smaller bowl mix together the vegetable stock, soy sauce, oil, and garlic.

Pour the wet mix into the dry and stir with a wooden spoon until most of the moisture has been absorbed and the wet ingredients are partially clumped up with the dry ingredients.

Using your hands knead the mixture for about 3 minutes, until dough is of an elastic consistency.

Use a knife to divide into 3 even sized pieces and then knead each piece in your hand just enough to stretch them out a little.

Preparing the broth:

Fill a stockpot with the water, bouillon cubes/stock, and soy sauce and add the wheat gluten pieces.

Cover and bring to a boil but be sure to watch it carefully, you don't want it boiling for long or the outside of the seitan will spongy. Try to catch it as soon as it boils and immediately lower the heat as low as you can so its at a low simmer.

Partially cover the pot so the steam can escape and allow it to simmer for an hour, turning the seitan occasionally. Turn off the heat and remove the lid; let sit for 15 minutes.

Remove from the broth and place in a strainer until its cool enough to handle. Your seitan is now ready to prepare however is required depending on what recipe you are using it in.

Any leftover seitan can be stored in the cooking broth inside an airtight container.

Enjoy!!!!